WEBVTT ONE OF THOSE AIRPORTS IS O'HARE IN CHICAGO. HOW PREPARED ARE WE HERE FOR EBOLA? WE'VE BEEN ASKING TO GET INSIDE AREA HOSPITALS. TONIGHT, COLUMBIA ST. MARY'S ON THE EASTSIDE INVITED US IN. WISN 12 NEWS' CHRISTINA PALLADINO IS LIVE OUTSIDE THEIR EMERGENCY ROOM. AND CHRISTINA, THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE STARTS IN THE PARKING LOT. IT SURE DOES. AS SOON AS AN AMBULANCE PULLS INTO ONE OF THE ENTRANCES, THEY ARE COMMUNICATING WITH STAFF INSIDE. IF THEY NEED TO, THEY WILL TRIAGE THE PERSON RIGHT HERE. THAT WAY THEY ARE MINIMIZING EXPOSURE TO EVERYBODY ELSE. ONCE A PATIENT IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF EBOLA, EMERGENCY WORKERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO AS THE FOLLOWING -- BEAVER, LESLIE, DIARRHEA, HEADACHE TRAVEL TO WEST AFRICA. IF THEY ANSWER YES, THEY PUT HER -- THEY ARE PUT IN ISOLATION. A SIGN WOULD BE POSTED TO ALERT STAFF OF THE ISOLATION AREAS. FROM THERE, A HEALTH WHERE -- CARE WORKER WILL SUIT UP. THEY DEMONSTRATE FOR US. FIRST THEY PUT ON A SUPER PROTECTIVE OF THE PATIENTS BODILY FLUIDS. NEXT A PROTECTIVE SHIELD. YOU HAVE TO PROTECT ALL THE MUCOUS MEMBERS IN THE FACE, EYES, NOSE. THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE BODY TO COVER IS THE HANDS. THEY GO ON OVER THE GOWN TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT ANY SKIN EXPOSED, AND DOWNS HAVE THAT NICE THUMB HOLE SO THEY WILL NOT RIDE UP. HOSPITAL MEMBERS ARE NOW MEETING ONE WEEK -- EVERY WEEK FOR HOSPITAL DRILLS. THE WORKERS ARE WATCHING OUT FOR EACH OTHER WHEN THEY ARE REMOVING CONTAMINATED YOUR PROGRESS WHEN YOU TAKE A CLOSE UP, YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL THAT YOU ARE MOVING THEM INSIDE OUT. ANYTHING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GLOVES IS SELF-CONTAINED. IF ANY CLOTHING ITEMS, MASS, THOSE WOULD BE THROWN OUT TO A BIOHAZARD WASTE BASKET. IF THEY DO HAVE A CASE OF EBOLA, THEY WILL BE SENDING THOSE OUT TO THE STATE AND THEY WILL DETERMINE IF THE PERSON NEEDS TO GO TO A LARGER HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.